Cessna 182 1978 - Inspection and Repair of Cleveland Main Wheel and Tire Assembly; Reassembly of Cleveland Main Wheel and Tire Assembly; Step Installation

MODEL
182
&
T182
SERIES
SERVICE
MANUAL
NOTE
After
installation
of screw
(6),
cement
entire forward
half of
step tread
(5) to
step (7) with EC1300 or equivalent.
(Refer
to shaded
area.)
1.
Step
SupportAssembly
4.
Brake
Line
6.
Screw
2.
Sta-Strap
5.
Step
Tread
7.
Step
3.
Spring
Strut
8.
Hose
Figure
5-3. Step Installation
mate
and
painted
with
aluminum
lacquer.
Avoid damaging
wheel flanges
when breaking
c. Inspect brake
discs in accordance with
proce-
tire
beads
loose.
A scratch,
gouge
or nick
dures
outlined
in paragraph
5-95.
may cause
wheel failure.
d. Bearing
cups and
cones must
be inspected
care-
fully for
damage
and
discoloration.
After
cleaning.
b. Remove
thru-bolts
and separate
wheel
halves,
pack
bearing cone
with clean
aircraft wheel
bearing
removing
tire,
tube and
brake disc.
grease
before installation
in
the wheel
half.
c. Remove
grease
seal rings,
felts and
bearing
cones
from wheel
halves.
5-19.
REASSEMBLY
OF CLEVELAND
MAIN
WHEEL
NOTE
AND
TIRE
ASSEMBLY.
(See
figure
5-4.)
a.
Insert thru-bolts
through
brake
disc and position
Bearing cups are a press
fit in the wheel brake disc
in the inner wheel half, using the thru-
halves
and should not be
removed unless new
bolts to guide
the disc. Assure that
brake disc is
bearing
cups are to be
installed. To
remove
seated in wheel
half.
bearing cup, heat wheel
half in boiling water
b. Insert
tube in tire, aligning
index marks on tire
for 15
minutes.
Using
an arbor
press, if
and
tube.
available,
press
out the
bearing cup
and
c. Position
tire and
tube with
inflation
valve
press in new
cup while wheel is still hot. through
hole in outboard wheel half. Place inner
wheel
half
in position
with
thru-bolts
in outboard
5-18. INSPECTION
AND REPAIR OF CLEVELAND
wheel
half. Apply light force
to bring wheel halves
MAIN
WHEEL AND TIRE
ASSEMBLY.
(See figure
together
and assemble a
washer and nut
on thru-bolts.
5-4.)
Tighten
thru-bolts
evenly
to a
torque of
90 lb in.
a.
Clean
all metal
parts
and grease
seal
felts
in
cleaning
solvent
and dry thoroughly.
b. Inspect
wheel
halves
for cracks.
Cracked
wheel
halves
must
be rejected
and
new
parts installed.
Uneven
or improper
torque
of thru-bolt
Sand out
nicks,
gouges
and corroded
areas.
When
nuts
may cause
failure
of bolts
with re-
the
protective
coating
has been
removed,
the area
sultant
wheel
failure.
Revision
1
5-7